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By Rebecca North It finally rained in the Bay Area and I’m ready to attack the garden with full force. This little plot of backyard was a dustbowl when I moved into the house last June. Over a month of weekends and eventful evenings, I added lots of new soil, pulled out a couple trees and [...]
Anytime of Year is a Good Start for a Healthier Lifestyle Come January first, there is talk of New Year’s resolutions everywhere: at the water cooler, in the newspaper, on Facebook, and in every nook and cranny of the Internet. Come February, those discussions have long since died out, along with most people’s resolutions, and [...]
EVENTS WEST Tomato Tasting Aug 14 Woodland, CA Tour d’Organics – bike ride Aug 15 Sebastopol, CA Permaculture Boot Camp – Hayes Valley Farm Aug 15 San Francisco, CA CENTRAL Fermentation Workshop Aug 25 Chicago, IL CowaLUNGA Bike Tour Aug 7-8 Gurnee, IL Earth Oven Building Aug 7 Chicago, IL EAST Heirloom Tomato Festival Aug [...]
My daughter’s eyes flare open like she’s seen a ghost. “It’s okay honey, it’s me mom.” I quickly pull the rubber octopus from my shoulders and smooth down the teased towering green hairdo. She looks relieved. As a wee tot she had a frightening encounter with Disney’s version of Ursula the Sea Witch from The Little Mermaid. “Sorry, [...]
WEST Sustainable Food & Gardening Festival April 24 Santa Rosa, CA Teen Garden Club May 13 San Francisco, CA Starting your Summer Garden May 22 Palo Alto, CA CENTRAL Yoga for Gardeners May 1 & 22 Lisle, IL Grand Native Plant Sale May 8 Urbana, IL Garlic Mustard Grab – Lincoln Marsh May 8 Wheaton, [...]
Gardening offers a refuge from the stresses of modern living, be it tending a backyard orchard, plants in a window box, or a collection of potted herbs in the kitchen. Many of us have sedentary work indoors, and the stress of just getting to work and coping with deadlines can numb both our bodies and [...]
Some folks cook by the book, and some cooks shoot from the hip. A couple of pots of herbs on a windowsill can supply you with an easy pinch of this or that and add color and aroma to your kitchen. All you need to grow herbs is a sunny window; southeast exposure is ideal. [...]
The first time I went to a Scion Exchange I didn’t know what to expect—was it a science fiction convention? As I drew nearer I saw people entering the building with little sticks under their arms—was it some sect of Wicca? The Wicker Wiccan maybe? But no, a Scion Exchange is where farmers and home [...]
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